Chapter 63: The Demonic Palace’s Interest

Chapter 63: Chapter 63: The Demonic Palace’s Interest

Ye Xuan glanced around, and his eyes immediately glowed green as his pupils changed. He used this ability to detect any qi aura similar to Yi Xin’s.

He was worried that Yi Xin might have brought someone with her and that he had overlooked their presence.

Yi Xin noticed what he was doing.

"Clever people can be frightening to some. You became cautious the moment I arrived," Yi Xin replied.

"Since you know who I am, I assumed you came with someone else to capture me," Ye Xuan explained.

"Haha!" Yi Xin burst into laughter. "Do you think I’m so weak that I need someone else’s help to capture you?"

"Other cultivators can’t recognize me, even when I’m wearing this straw hat," Ye Xuan explained.

His attention shifted forward. His eyes widened when he realized Yi Xin had disappeared, turning into falling purple flower petals.

Realizing this, Ye Xuan immediately became alert. He summoned his lightning sword and gripped it tightly, his eyes scanning his surroundings.

Where did she go?

[Snap out of it, Ye Xuan!]

[You’re under the influence of her illusion!]

His eyes narrowed. He immediately raised his hand and activated his spiritual qi.

His body glowed as a qi aura radiated from him, freeing him from Yi Xin’s illusion, just as Qingyu had instructed.

A burst of spiritual energy surged throughout the room, startling Yi Xin, who had been standing in the same spot all along, albeit in a different pose.

When she realized Ye Xuan had managed to break free from her illusion, the woman was slightly taken aback.

A faint smile appeared on her face in response.

"What did you do?" Yi Xin asked.

Now, Ye Xuan could see the woman clearly. His attention remained fixed on her.

"What do you mean?" Ye Xuan asked.

"You didn’t do anything, yet you managed to break free from my illusion!"

"I have no reason to tell you," Ye Xuan replied.

Yi Xin pouted and grumbled before walking toward Ye Xuan.

Having experienced her aggression earlier, Ye Xuan immediately reacted by pointing his sword at her. Its blade was already engulfed in flames and crackling crimson lightning.

"Tell me what your sect master wants," Ye Xuan asked.

"You’re really such a serious man, huh? Can’t you relax a little?!"

"I don’t have time for that," Ye Xuan replied, once again releasing his qi aura.

The woman in front of him gasped. Her hair was swept back by the gust of wind, and her eyes remained fixed on the brilliant qi flames radiating from Ye Xuan’s body.

She could sense and read Ye Xuan’s cultivation base. It was clearly lower than hers.

However, she could also vaguely detect traces of a Golden Core qi aura emanating from his body.

In short, she sensed a power that surpassed his current cultivation base.

Perhaps those traces were simply a sign that Ye Xuan was about to break through to the Golden Core Realm.

Yi Xin, who was still at Early Golden Core, certainly had the advantage in terms of cultivation base.

Still, she was worried that she might lose if she fought against his abilities.

"The Sect Master of the Netherworld Palace is impressed that you’ve become a wanted man by the Dao Sword Sect. Our sect has been enemies with them for a long time."

"It’s unusual for the Dao Sword Sect to target a cultivator who follows the same cultivation path as them. That’s what made our sect master interested in meeting you."

"Moreover, you also have ties to the Thunder Crimson Python Clan," Yi Xin explained.

She knows quite a lot about me. Would it be wise to refuse her?

[That sect’s name sounds familiar. One of my clan elders once told me something about them, but I’ve forgotten what it was.]

Could they have some connection to your clan as well?

[I can’t be sure. The only way to answer that question is to meet their sect master.]

Ye Xuan narrowed his eyes while maintaining eye contact with Yi Xin. He took a deep breath and slowly exhaled.

It was certainly risky for him to agree to what the woman was offering so readily.

However, Qingyu seemed to have a different reaction.

Could they have malicious intentions toward the Thunder Crimson Python Clan? Could they also be after the Devourer Scripture, just like the Dao Sword Sect?

"There’s something I want to ask you."

"Go ahead. I can answer if I know the answer and feel like telling you."

"You specifically mentioned that I have ties to the Thunder Crimson Python Clan, as if that clan is important to your sect as well."

"They are important," Yi Xin replied.

"How important?" Ye Xuan asked.

"More like... one of the other purposes behind the establishment of the Netherworld Palace thousands of years ago."

"Let me guess. You’re afraid we’ll kill you and take Qingyu away, aren’t you?" Yi Xin asked.

"You come from a demonic sect. Of course, I have reason to be afraid."

Yi Xin raised her hands and crossed her arms in front of her chest.

She told Ye Xuan that neither she nor the Netherworld Palace had any intention of killing him.

She even openly stated that they would rather need Ye Xuan and his snake than kill them outright.

"You’ll understand once you meet my sect master."

Ye Xuan thought that with the Netherworld Palace’s influence in the Sea of Mist Realms, he might be much safer there than wandering around as a cultivator who knew nothing about the place.

But a demonic sect was still a demonic sect.

They were more cunning than the Dao Sword Sect, but at least they were honest about their intentions from the beginning, unlike the sweet-tongued hypocrisy of the righteous sects.

[We should go along with what she wants, but remain cautious.]

Ye Xuan gave a brief nod and immediately summoned his lightning sword, sending it flying until it stopped right in front of Yi Xin’s neck.

The short-haired woman gasped. Her eyes widened in shock, and her heart began pounding.

The sword, engulfed in flames, had shot forward so quickly that Yi Xin’s eyes couldn’t follow it. Its tip was now right against the skin of her neck.

"If I’m threatened by your people once we arrive, you’ll be the first person I kill!"

Yi Xin smiled, trying to calm herself. She pushed the flaming sword away, slightly burning her fingertips in the process.

The woman promised that she would personally guarantee Ye Xuan’s safety once they arrived in the Sea of Mist Realms.

She wouldn’t let anyone harm him.

"Go back for now. We’ll leave tomorrow morning," Ye Xuan replied, returning his sword to his bag of holding.

"Why wait until tomorrow? Night is the best time for us to leave."

"I don’t want to take any risks," Ye Xuan stated. "Come back tomorrow."

"Tch! Coward!"